Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool in battle for defender, Arsenal target gets big price tag, Isco wants Manchester City move?

Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool in battle for defender, Arsenal target gets big price tag, Isco wants Manchester City move?
Here’s a round up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from Friday’s newspapers and online…4Real Madrid midfielder Isco has told his representatives to contact Manchester City over a possible move, as he is ‘enraged’ with Los Blancos boss Santiago Solari. (Calciomercato)Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton have been linked with 25-year-old Real Sociedad defender Diego Llorente. (Liverpool Echo)Arsenal have been told they will have to pay at least 43million to land Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille in the summer. (RMC Sport)Sevillas 26-year-old midfielder Pablo Sarabia rejected a move to Chelsea in January – FULL STORY4

Isco is frustrated with Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari

Brendan Rodgers has played down reports Celtic’s head of recruitment Lee Congerton will be joining him at Leicester. (Leicester Mercury)Jose Mourinho is only set to return to Real Madrid until the end of the season, according to reports. (Goal.com)The Spanish giants reportedly want Zinedine Zidane back as their next permanent manager, although the Frenchman is also wanted by Juventus. (The Sun)And at Juventus, manager Massimiliano Allegri has said talks over his future have been put on hold until summer. (Daily Mail)4

Liverpool and Everton are set to go head-to-head to sign Real Sociedad defender Diego Llorente

Claudio Ranieri is in pole position to take over at Roma after the Italian club sacked manager Eusebio di Francesco. (Sky Sports)Real Madrid president Florentino Perez threatened to sell Spain captain Sergio Ramos after an argument between the pair following the clubs Champions League exit to Ajax. (Marca)

The best of talkSPORTs all-star launch day from new studios:

• Simon Jordan explains why Manchester United are fundamentally unique and City are a Frankenstein club
• Manchester United should wait to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer permanent job, insists Phil Neville
• Olly Murs on talkSPORT: There will be riots if Solskjaer isnt given the Man United job

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England manager Gareth Southgate helped talkSPORT kick off a new era on Thursday

• Gareth Southgate doesnt see any negatives to players going abroad, like Jadon Sancho
• Raheem Sterling should be considered for Player of the Year, England manager tells talkSPORT
• John Motson slams VAR as Virtual Absolute Rubbishafter Man United penalty controversy
• Ally McCoist sings hilarious rendition of hit Olly Murs song Dear Darlin

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Champions League - Follow the Football match between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain live with Eurosport. The match starts at 21:00 on 12 February 2019.
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International friendly report: Darren Randolph made a string of superb saves as the Republic of Ireland held Northern Ireland to a 0-0 draw in Dublin.
Darren Randolph hailed as Ireland's hero as keeper

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Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has admitted he is disappointed with comments made by Kilmarnock's Steve Clarke. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard hit out at Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke
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~ Manchester United vs Barcelona: Philippe Coutinho 'only thinking' about knocking Liverpool's rivals out of Champions League ~ Kenya Latest
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FA Cup fourth round draw in full: Arsenal host Man United, Spurs handed London derby at Palace. There were some interesting ties in the FA Cup fourth round draw, with Arsenal vs Manchester United among them
FA Cup Fourth Round Draw in full: Arsenal to face Man United

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Tottenham Hotspur are preparing their new stadium for its first matches and football.london paid a visit to check on that progress.. We now know that the stadium will host its first match on March 24 - an U18s match against Southampton with a capacity of around 30,000, kicking off at 3pm.
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Every Premier League club's run-in - from hardest to easiest with four games to go by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 15 Apr The curtain is beginning to fall on the 2018/19 Premier League season but plenty of business is still to be done.
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Arsenal are planning to leave Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of their squad for the all-important Europa League final against Chelsea unless Uefa can provide assurances that his presence in Azerbaijan will not affect their safety.
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has excited fans by floating the idea that Zinedine Zidane may be able to persuade Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe to join the club. 54 comments 2 videos
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Wolves captain Conor Coady downplays England snub: 'These

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Ajax 2-3 Tottenham: Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle nearly floored by Rio Ferdinand in hilarious Champions League celebrations Pochettino reduced to tears as Spurs book final date with Liverpool
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Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for the Holland vs England's Nations League semi-final clash including date, kick-off time and channel plus squads, predicted lineup and latest odds.
Netherlands vs England: How Dutch side could line-up in UEFA
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Netherlands vs England: How Dutch side could line-up in UEFA Nations League semi-final, including Manchester PREDICTED Live commentary for the game from the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Portugal will be available on talkSPORT from 7.45pm
Three key battles in UEFA Nations League semi-final clash
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England face the Netherlands on Thursday evening in a mouthwatering UEFA Nations League semi-final. Live commentary for the game from the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Portugal will be available on talkSPORT from 7.45pm.

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